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AstraZeneca, whose vaccination began in the UK, has applied to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety to'grant approval for the Corona 19 vaccine'.

The quarantine authorities said they would complete the screening by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety as soon as possible and start vaccination next month.



Reporter Hyung-rae Kim reports this news



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COVID-19 vaccine to be vaccinated, it must first undergo a preliminary review and review process by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, and then the approval must be obtained, and the national shipment approval must be completed.



The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said it would complete the screening process for AstraZeneca vaccine, which normally takes more than 180 days, within 40 days.



The national shipment approval, which verifies the quality before large-scale vaccination, originally took two or three months, but it is planned to be completed within 20 days.



Some of the two processes could be carried out at the same time, the government said, so the vaccination would be available immediately with approval at the end of next month.



Detailed plans, such as vaccination method and vaccination cycle, will be prepared by the end of this month.



The top priority targets for vaccination are workers in high-risk medical institutions and elderly people who live in groups in nursing hospitals and facilities.



Prime Minister Chung Sye-gyun said it is highly likely that the US Pfizer's vaccine, which is scheduled to come in the third quarter of this year, will also be delivered to February.



However, unlike AstraZeneca, which can be distributed at room temperature, Pfizer vaccine needs to be maintained at -70 degrees Celsius, so a separate inoculation facility is required.



[Jeongeungyeong / Disease Management Commissioner: (Pfizer vaccine) because they do plan to get vaccinated to install the vaccination centers, it takes the most time is reported to be in the most difficult preparations]



Defense authorities another 1, 2 cars At the time of vaccination, he said he plans to inoculate the same type of vaccine at a fixed frequency.